3 school teachers in Winkelman (AZ) get COVID-19, one later dies

[Botany]

Go ahead Betsy Devos push that opening schools back up meme.

"She bought face shields, she practiced social distancing. She did everything she could to avoid this virus .... "


By: Associated Press Posted at 6:34 PM, Jul 12, 2020 and last updated 6:34 PM, Jul 12, 2020

PHOENIX — Three school teachers in the small eastern Arizona community of Winkelman tested positive for the coronavirus last month and one of them died, according to a Phoenix television station.


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“She notified me that they wanted to intubate her and put her on a ventilator,” Jesse Byrd said of his wife. “That was the last time I was allowed to speak with her.”

Byrd said he wasn’t allowed to be at his wife’s side when she died June 26 after being hospitalized for almost two weeks.

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“She bought face shields, she practiced social distancing. She did everything she could to avoid this virus, Luke Byrd said of his mother, who was a teacher for nearly 40 years and came out of retirement to help more students.

https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/continuing-coverage/coronavirus/3-school-teachers-in-winkelman-get-covid-19-one-later-dies

[riversedge]

1. may her family and friends find peace

[femmocrat]

2. This is another danger of opening the schools.

Read or heard that 25% of teachers are immuno-compromised. It’s not safe for the adults either.

Thinking back to when I was working, I remember teachers and staff with all manner of co-morbidity including cancer. Plus we had kids with various conditions including cancer, diabetes, asthma, you-name-it. We had lots of special needs students.

This is madness.

[LisaL]

3. It's especially not safe for adults.

Most children/teenagers do seem to have milder symptoms. But older teachers with pre-existing conditions will be at great risk. Special needs students with pre-existing conditions will also be at great risk.